Federal Judge Voices Concerns Over War Department’s Ban of Anthropic

The artificial intelligence company argued that it is facing illegal retaliation for its ethical concerns.

An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A federal judge on March 24 seemed receptive to Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Department of War from continuing to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk.

The designation, under a federal law designed to protect military systems from foreign sabotage, functions as a blacklist, preventing the company from doing business with the federal government and its contractors.